Re: How many open bottles do you normally have?

The whisk(e)y world moves in fashions and fads and I'm just ahead of the times

Seriously, you might not notice when the whiskey PR machines crank up the spin but one day you'll find that bourbon's day has come. And then you bourbon-mockers will be sorry. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but soon ...

Re: How many open bottles do you normally have?

The whisk(e)y world moves in fashions and fads and I'm just ahead of the times

Seriously, you might not notice when the whiskey PR machines crank up the spin but one day you'll find that bourbon's day has come. And then you bourbon-mockers will be sorry. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but soon ...

I agree TreacleSponge! Bourbon is fantastic, to be discovered if it hasn't already been by the individual.

Re: How many open bottles do you normally have?

TreacleSponge wrote:The whisk(e)y world moves in fashions and fads and I'm just ahead of the times

Honnestly, that's why the " " was here for.. I hope good bourbon will be available everywhere and easily. I have a rather soft spot for Evan William, Woodford or the very elusive George Stagg but the chase sometimes is tiresome.. Give us some good stuff !!

Re: How many open bottles do you normally have?

Er, lemme go look.Okay, Redbreast 15 yo, Jim Beam Rye, Mellow Corn, Podhreen Mare, Edradour Tokaji finish, and Marks and Spencer Islay 10 yo all open currently.(Though in my defence, the M+S belongs to the other half really, and the Rye and Corn whiskies were bought out of curiosity and to further my palate training rather than from pure lusting desire.)

Re: How many open bottles do you normally have?

JCSkinner wrote:(Though in my defence, the M+S belongs to the other half really, and the Rye and Corn whiskies were bought out of curiosity and to further my palate training rather than from pure lusting desire.)

no defense needed, mon frere

I think we all have bottles that don't match our collection/aren't to our tastes/we later regret/the spouse picked up/received as a gift/etc.

Re: How many open bottles do you normally have?

I used to have at least 20-30 open bottles of malts at any time but for political reasonÂ´s I have had to bring that down to 5-10If it is not only whisky that counts there is still 20-30 open but the others have been unused (by me) for years (apart for some rhums)

Re: How many open bottles do you normally have?

JCSkinner wrote:(Though in my defence, the M+S belongs to the other half really, and the Rye and Corn whiskies were bought out of curiosity and to further my palate training rather than from pure lusting desire.)

no defense needed, mon frere

I think we all have bottles that don't match our collection/aren't to our tastes/we later regret/the spouse picked up/received as a gift/etc.

although, really, M+S?

...j/k

It's working a treat to be honest. I managed to open up a Green Spot tonight and she was easily distracted by the M+S Islay so that my lovely pot-still went unravaged!It really isn't great though. I'm no Islay nut, but I've enjoyed Laphraoigs, Bunnahabhains and Bowmores in the past. This tasted like some sort of smoke-damaged lemonade to me.

Re: How many open bottles do you normally have?

I am down to a all-time (well...at least a very long-time) low of 3 open bottles. Reason for that is that I will go on a 6 months round-the-world trip soon. Totally pointless to leave plenty of open bottles behind.

Re: How many open bottles do you normally have?

Currently have 61 open and 12 not. A couple of those unopened are replacement bottles but most are closed for the long term, to be opened either for a special occasion or just years from now when it feels right.